Since the Panchayat era, civil servants have been used politically. They are kicked around like footballs from one goal post to another. Instead of strengthening the bureaucratic institution or making it efficient, it has been weakened due to political dictates thus affecting the work and position of the bureaucrats. The recent transfer of secretaries is just another proof that things haven't changed. There is no difference between multiparty government and Panchayat regime when it comes to politicising the bureaucracy in which civil servants are forced to act according to political dictates.